Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 012 · Inpatient stay · 34 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $151,357
Typical charge
$207,646
Dearest quarter
over $243,279
Actually paid
$51,335
The middle U.S. hospital bills $207,646 for Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $51,335 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3 | $141,730 | $116,629 – $226,618 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $291,752 | $254,273 – $409,542 |
| California | 3 | $471,091 | $333,163 – $745,223 |
Where Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$76,046 | $67,025 |
|
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR |
$92,783 | $37,219 |
|
Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA |
$110,272 | $52,876 |
|
University Of Mississippi Med Center
Jackson, MS |
$110,828 | $37,726 |
|
Unc Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC |
$116,629 | $49,291 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$132,529 | $119,983 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$141,730 | $43,411 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$142,040 | $45,033 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$149,154 | $61,870 |
|
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL |
$157,966 | $43,610 |
|
University Of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY |
$171,251 | $35,180 |
|
Uh Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH |
$180,475 | $40,567 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$745,223 | $70,806 |
|
Trident Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$640,653 | $30,625 |
|
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, CA |
$471,091 | $64,083 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$409,542 | $37,092 |
|
Keck Hospital Of Usc
Los Angeles, CA |
$333,163 | $69,340 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$291,752 | $49,020 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ |
$255,785 | $73,024 |
|
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$254,273 | $48,192 |
|
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$246,090 | $46,984 |
|
Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, TX |
$234,846 | $46,485 |
|
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN |
$227,310 | $40,303 |
|
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC |
$226,618 | $59,521 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Complications?
Across 34 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Complications is $207,646. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $151,357 and the dearest quarter over $243,279.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $51,335 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $234,088. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 012: “TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.